Chapter 991 Eastern Island

Carla had to get rid of her wet clothes quickly. She had been soaked in cold sea water for so long.

The cold air hit her skin with a bite so she hurried into comfortable, dry clothes.

Just as she had finished changing, Steven came in.

He had brought her a steaming cup of ginger tea.

"Callie, have a drink. You need to warm yourself up,"

Steven said as he put the ginger tea on the table beside her. "And don't worry. The people on the ship have been replaced. Grandpa had taken everyone back except for Carlota."

Carla took the ginger tea and enjoyed the warmth that spread throughout her body and to her cold fingers. She sat down, taking a sip of the tea, saying, "Give Carol and Victor some ginger tea as well. This season is too cold. We should all be careful not to catch the sniffles."

"They already had theirs,"

Steven said with a smile. Just as he finished his words, he blew a loud sneeze that wracked through his body.

"How about you? Have you had your tea already?"

Carla asked, worried about his cold.

Steven didn't answer. As soon as the tea was ready, he hastened to bring it to her and he hadn't had the time to drink his yet.

"Men like me have strong bodies. A little sea water won't hurt me. I'll be fine."

He hadn't changed clothes yet and his usually handsome face looked a little pale. Carla couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you're fine? Go back and change into some dry clothes. We are going to a place we are not familiar with. You may not have a good rest if you get sick."

Steven nodded and said, "Okay. Get some rest while I change. We'll arrive at the Eastern Island in two hours. When we get there, we'll be able to relax."

They were supposed to arrive at the Eastern Island at around three in the morning. So they had time to get some rest.

Carla waved at him, urging him to leave.

Two hours had passed quickly.

Soon, they arrived at their destination.

Carla got off the ship with Carol and Carlota on her heels. The latter was still under escort when they disembarked.

Led by Arthur's men, they proceeded to a hostel. They decided to visit the leader at first light.

In the meantime, their group decided to take another short rest.

At the break of dawn, they slowly roused through their naps and began to prepare f

As soon as she heard the servant announce Carla's attendance, she stood up and went out to greet her in person.

Beside her, Lucia went pale white.

With shaking hands, Lucia placed the teacup on the table a bit harder than normal. She didn't expect to see Carla alive. This situation was what she had been worried about.

Damn it! What did Carlota do? Carlota was so useless that she couldn't get the task done.

Clenching her teeth, Lucia looked around and stood up.

She had her family's reputation to protect. While this was not in her plans, she still had to pretend that she was on good terms with Carla.

Carla looked at the woman with a square face walking towards her from the hall. From a distance, she started to bow down to greet her.

"I'm honored to meet you, Lady Sam. My grandfather is old and can't show up in person, so he asked me to meet you on his behalf. I hope you don't mind."

As she spoke, she waved at the servants to bring in their gifts.

Sam looked Carla from head to toe.

"Not at all, Lady Carla. It's a great honor for me to have you come here in person. Please come this way and take a seat!"

Just then, Lucia walked out of the room.

She clenched her fists as she looked at Carla, with Steven behind her.

"Callie, I remember that you haven't been recognized by the matriarch yet, so you are not supposed to come here on behalf of Grandfather Arthur. Think about it. What you are doing now is a huge disrespect to Grandmother!"

Lucia said as an evil smile spread on her face.